KENNETH A. JONES, 76, of Climax Springs, Missouri, passed away October 20, 2015.  Kenneth was born in Clay County, Missouri and spent most of his life in Liberty, Missouri until his retirement, moving to Lake of the Ozarks.  He had a passion for fishing.  He was a veteran of the US Army, rising to the rank of Spec 5.  Kenneth was a medalist at the State level in High School Track and was an Eagle Scout and member of Tribe Mic-O-Say and attained the rank of Tom-Tom Beater.  He played college football at Southwest Missouri State University and later coached hundreds of youth in Little League Football for over ten years.  He also umpired youth baseball. Kenneth worked at Trans World Airlines for 33 years and retired as a foreman in the stores department.  Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Allis Jones; sons, Robert (Kelly) Jones of Liberty, Missouri and Richard (Sarah) Jones of Kearney, Missouri; daughter, Jennifer Wait of Liberty, Missouri; brother, Gary (JoEllen) Jones of Naples, Florida; sister, Debra Jones of Denver, Colorado; seven grandchildren; and Molly, his Australian Shepherd.  A visitation is planned from 10:30a.m.-12:00p.m., immediately followed by a Celebration of his Life at 12:00p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2015, at the Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Home.  Interment in the Terrace Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Hillcrest Hope, P.O. Box 17, Liberty, Missouri 64069 or Autism Speaks, 1060 State Rd., 2^nd Floor, Princeton, NJ  08540.  Condolences for the family may be left at ChurchArcherPasley.com  (Arr:  Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Home, 119 E. Franklin St., Liberty, MO  64068)